Casual Security Officer - Timaru

Mccain Foods; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training provided

Staff BBQs

Free on-site parking

Team celebrations

Job summary

McCain Foods (NZ) Limited in Timaru is seeking a Casual Security Officer to join our 24/7 manufacturing site. This temporary, part-time role covers planned and unplanned leave, providing a professional, welcoming security presence at the main entrance.

You will manage entry/exit, support weighbridge, and ensure adherence to site procedures. Training is provided, and shifts include 12-hour day and night blocks to support peak periods.

Qualifications

• Commitment to health and safety in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for professional engagement with staff, contractors, visitors and drivers.
• Customer-focused approach to provide a positive first impression of McCain.
• Strong time management and organizational abilities.
• Basic computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Willingness to learn new systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Control entry/exit of employees, contractors, visitors and delivery vehicles at a 24/7 site.
• Provide professional, courteous security services at the main entrance.
• Ensure compliance with site security procedures and policies.
• Administer site access systems (e.g., Cardax).
• Support weighbridge operations and related administration.
• Assist with visitor management and contractor requirements.

Skills

Health and safety

Interpersonal skills

Customer focus

Time management

Computer literacy

Shift availability

Security experience

Tools

Cardax access

Job description

Position Title:Casual Security Officer - Timaru

Position Type: Temporary - Part-Time

Requisition ID: 44138

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences —together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

We currently have an opportunity for a Casual Security Officer to join our Timaru team.

As the first point of contact for employees, contractors, visitors, and delivery drivers entering our 24/7 manufacturing site, you'll play an important role in maintaining a safe, secure, and professional environment.

This role exists to provide coverage for planned and unplanned leave within our Security team, as well as additional support during busy operational periods, including our peak potato harvest season.

Please note this is a genuine casual position with no guaranteed hours or regular rostered shifts. Shifts are offered based on operational requirements and leave coverage needs.

Successful candidates must be available to work both:

• 12-hour day shifts (7:00am - 7:00pm)
• 12-hour night shifts (7:00pm - 7:00am)

Full training will be provided, including training on our systems, processes, and site requirements.

What you’ll be doing.

• Control the entry and exit of employees, contractors, visitors, and delivery vehicles at our 24/7 operational site.
• Provide professional, courteous, and customer-focused security services at the site's main entrance.
• Ensure compliance with site security procedures and company policies.
• Administer site access systems, including the Cardax ID card system.
• Support weighbridge operations and associated administration.
• Assist with visitor management, contractor requirements, and staff sales.
• Build positive relationships with employees, visitors, contractors, and other external stakeholders.
• Support a safe, secure, and efficient working environment across the site.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• A strong commitment to health and safety.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with employees, contractors, visitors, delivery drivers, and other external stakeholders.
• A customer-focused approach and the ability to provide a positive first impression of McCain.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Sound computer literacy, including confidence using software such as Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• A willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• Availability to work both 12-hour day and night shifts as required.
• Previous security experience is preferred but not essential.

Benefits of the role.

• Full training provided from day one, with ongoing support and development.
• Be welcomed into a supportive and inclusive team environment and become part of the McCain family.
• Opportunities to work additional hours during peak seasonal periods.
• Staff BBQs and site celebrations.
• Monthly recognition and reward programmes.
• Access to McCain staff sales.
• Free on-site parking.
• The opportunity to build skills and experience within a global food manufacturing business.

About McCain

Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

#IT-1

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family: Manufacturing

Location(s): NZ - New Zealand : Canterbury : Timaru

Company: McCain Foods (NZ) Limited